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Lucky lottery player wins $9.2M jackpot after accidentally playing wrong game

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Lucky lottery player wins $9.2M jackpot after accidentally playing wrong game

A lottery player in Illinois is $9.2 million richer after playing the wrong game when a machine at a local grocery store malfunctioned. 

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The accidental winner, who has wished to stay anonymous, was attempting to play a different game when a problem arose with the machine at Jewel-Osco, located at 140 West Lake Street in Addison, which is about 20 miles west of Downtown Chicago.

He ended up playing the lottery instead and bagged the $9.2 million jackpot. 

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Illinois lottery winner behind his check

The Illinois lottery winner behind his check, right. The man won $9.2 million after playing the wrong game at a local grocery store when a machine malfunctioned. (Illinois Lottery)

"It was a normal day just like any other. I was picking up groceries at Jewel and on my way out the door, I decided to buy a lottery ticket," the lucky winner told the Illinois Lottery.

"I actually wanted to buy a ticket for a different game and the machine got stuck on Lotto. I was a bit frustrated. I said, ‘What is going on? The machine won’t give me the right game!’ So I decided I may as well buy the Lotto ticket."

It proved to be a life-changing decision. 

 

The winning ticket matched all six numbers in the Aug. 24 Lotto drawing to score the $9.2 million jackpot prize. The winning numbers were 2, 15, 21, 29, 42 and 44.

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The lucky winner held onto the ticket for about a month before claiming his prize.

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Illinois lottery players at machines

An Illinois lottery player writes on paper. (Illinois Lottery / Fox News)

"The morning after the drawing, I scanned the ticket at a machine to check if it was a winner," the man said. 

"When the machine showed the $9.2 million prize amount, I couldn’t believe it. I looked at my wife and she was completely speechless. We are laughing over how angry I was at the broken machine and we're so grateful for how it all turned out."

For selling the winning ticket, Jewel in Addison will receive a one percent bonus of the prize amount, or $92,000.

 

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Illinois lottery players at machines

Illinois Lottery players at machines. An Illinois lottery player is $9.2 million richer after playing the wrong game when at a local grocery store when a machine malfunctioned and he was forced to play the lottery instead.  (Illinois Lottery / Fox News)

The win is the second-largest prize won in the lotto game this year in Illinois, according to the Illinois Lottery, with the largest being a $10.4 million winning ticket sold in Park Ridge in February. The lottery takes place three times a week, on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays.

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Founded in 1974, the Illinois Lottery has contributed over $24 billion to the State’s Common School Fund in support of K-12 public education in Illinois since 1985. The Common School Fund is the Illinois Lottery’s primary beneficiary, receiving nearly 99% of Illinois Lottery proceeds. The Illinois Lottery also supports various specialty causes.

 

Meanwhile, playing the Mega Millions lottery will get more expensive in April next year with lottery tickets climbing by $3 to $5.

Olivia Smith

Olivia Smith

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